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Sudbury ZBA approves Elsbeth Road home, Maynard Road addition; defers Sherman Bridge

SUDBURY — June 1, 2026 — Sudbury ZBA approves two homes and continues Sherman's Bridge to July. The Zoning Board of Appeals on June 1 voted 5-0 to grant a special permit for a 4,072-square-foot single-family rebuild at 11 Elsbeth Road by developer Ben Maiden&

Sudbury Conservation Commission rules out arsenic preservative for Sherman's Bridge project

SUDBURY — June 1, 2026 — Sudbury Conservation Commission unanimously rejects CCA preservative for Sherman's Bridge rehabilitation. The 5-0 vote on June 1 bars chromated copper arsenate from the wood treatment options for the joint Sudbury-Wayland glulam deck replacement project, MassDEP file 301-1467, mirroring a unanimous Wayland

Wayland Select Board funds Route 20 zoning, approves Dudley Chateau outdoor seating

WAYLAND — June 1, 2026 — Wayland Select Board seats Reynolds, funds Route 20 zoning rewrite and approves Dudley Chateau patio. The board unanimously authorized up to $20,000 from previously accepted guarantee deposit gifts for outside legal counsel to draft Route 20 corridor zoning, after Planning Board Chair Sarah Lewis said

Wayland Assessors Approve Tax Commitments, Set Joint Session to Fill Board Vacancy

WAYLAND — June 1, 2026 — Wayland Board of Assessors clears four tax commitments and sets June 15 joint session to fill a vacant seat. Meeting remotely on June 1, the three-member quorum — Steven Klitgord, Douglass McNeilly, and Zachariah L. Ventress — unanimously approved a third motor vehicle and trailer excise commitment

Natick Farmers Market readies summer season on the Common

Natick coasted into June 1 with no fresh news from town hall, the public schools or the Morse Institute Library, leaving Patch's preview of the Natick Farmers Market as the day's lead local item. Reporter William Hall, writing for Natick Patch in "From Farmed Goods To Fine Baked Goods, …

Patch Reports Marlborough Man Charged In Fake Passport Bank Scheme

Marlborough's primary news channels stayed quiet Monday, leaving Marlborough Patch to drive the local conversation. Patch reported that a Brazilian national living in the city is accused of using a fraudulent passport to open business bank accounts under the headline "Marlborough Man Ac…

Weston town channels go dark Monday as Patch leads with $25.8M home sale

A quiet Monday in Weston left a record-setting home sale as the day's loudest story. With no new posts from Town Hall, the public schools or the Weston Public Library on June 1, the most-circulated local item was Weston Patch's "🌱 Patch AM: Inside Weston's record-breaking $25.8 million …

Lincoln METCO sets June 6 community-wide Juneteenth celebration

Lincoln METCO is putting on a Juneteenth celebration Saturday, June 6, sponsored by the Boston Bridges Initiative. The Lincoln Public Schools homepage says vendor tables open at 12:30 p.m., a formal program runs 1 to 2 p.m., and outdoor activities — bouncy houses, a STEP team, poetry, a…

Sudbury opens Sewataro for the season, schedules Haskell, Smile upgrades

Sudbury rolls into June with Camp Sewataro open seven days a week and a community kickoff Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. The town manager's office also detailed Community Preservation Act-funded upgrades at Haskell Field and Smile Playground, with about three weeks of construction set to beg…

Wayland's June calendar opens with COA newsletter, museum talk and Vokes concert plans

Wayland's June calendar takes center stage on a quiet news day. The Council on Aging, led by Director Julie Secord, has released its June newsletter previewing a 15th annual summer concert series and one-year anniversary events at the Community Center. The Wayland Museum & Historical So…